Queen's Park Academy

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Chestnut Avenue
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK40 4HA
Phone 01234352901
Reference Number 136660

General Makeup

Number of pupils 452
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55.31%
Girls: 44.69%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 27.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 73.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 30 24 54
2 32 24 56
3 41 24 65
4 27 21 48
5 35 24 59
6 27 22 49

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Pakistani 33.8%
White, Other 12.8%
Asian, Other 12.2%
African 7.7%
White, British 4.4%
White & Asian 2.7%
Indian 2.4%
Mixed, Other 2.4%
Irish 0.7%
Unclassified 0.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.2%
White & Black (African) 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-06-24
Date Description Report
2022-05-04 School inspection: School inspection:
2021-05-05 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2021-02-10 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2019-06-11 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2017-09-11 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2017-02-02 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-05-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Queen's Park Lower School
2008-10-15 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-09-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
1999-11-01 Full inspection Full inspection
2008-10-15 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-09-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
1999-11-01 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 36% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 101 Unlock Unlock
Maths 100 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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Writing 3.4 Unlock Unlock
Maths 2.1 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 12 1
Third Preference 10 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Springfield Primary School
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Name Distance
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